Gift ideas for your boss
“What should I get my boss?’ is a frequently a dilemma for workers during the holidays.
No, not the short boss(es) at home, the one who signs your paycheck.
Assuming that it is desirable and appropriate to give your supervisor a gift, what do you give them?
In some ways, it’s like trying to decide on a gift for a teacher. It’s hard to find the balance between too personal and impersonal as well as meaningful, and, you also want to make sure it’s a “good gift” that anyone would enjoy.
Additionally, it can be even more difficult when your boss is in a different “financial realm” than you are. For example, my boss is a doctor, and, let’s say we aren’t in the same tax bracket. However, I still want to get him a Christmas gift.
That’s not too hard, right?
Sure.
Here’s a few ideas I had:
1. Small gift certificate to a nearby coffee shop, or popular eatery. My boss loves coffee, and, there’s an in-house coffee stand at work. I got him a couple of gift certificates there and put them in a card, not because he can’t buy his own coffee, but, I knew it was something he could and would use.
2. Luxury chocolate - For example, I had the opportunity to try Hotel Chocolat, and, boy is there a difference when you get “nice” chocolate!
Certainly not for everyone, but, very tasty for the right person.
3. A nice picture frame - My boss is an avid photographer, and, is always sharing his photos with us. I am thinking about printing one he has sent digitally, and, framing it to give him.
Even if he already has a print of it, he can use the frame and give the print, a nature scene, to someone else.
Or, a digital photo frame might be a good gift for the boss from a group.
4. Digital Voice Recorder - good for meetings, memos or interviews.
5. Extraterrestrial property - OK, maybe not, but, depending on what goes on in your office, a humorous or light-hearted gift might be the answer.
How about an electronic Sudoku game?
What have you found to be a good gift for the boss?
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5 opinions for Gift ideas for your boss
Loth
Dec 7, 2007 at 8:29 am
Hey, wait! I’m a boss and no-one ever buys me anything! I’m not playing. (sulks in corner)
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JayMonster
Dec 7, 2007 at 12:35 pm
I have generally stuck with Starbucks Cards for the past couple of years.
If they are music people, a “refill” card for iTunes, or Zune Marketplace, etc. (make sure you know what they have first of course) is always an excellent gift.
I disagree with the Frame idea though. That is a very picky thing (especially for a photographer), and tastes vary so greatly. What you think is a great frame, it can easily be viewed as awful by somebody else. Throw a print he already has in there, and it can look like you just threw something together without thinking.
lcreekmo
Dec 10, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Wow, these are all excellent ideas!! Filing now….
I am fortunate to work in a small- to mid-sized office and we all pitch in together, usually enabling us to get the boss something fairly nice that none of us could do on our own. He is a gadget guy so the only challenge is, what’s a cool gadget he doesn’t already have?
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